KSS Incidents 17 - 31st August 2026

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          31st August 2026

Dear KSS Clients

Copper piping remains highly attractive to opportunistic criminals, particularly where properties have:

• Low walls
• Unsecured fencing
• No razor wire
•  Poor external lighting
• Open access to rivers, fields or bush
• Vacant buildings
• Exposed water meters and copper piping

Property owners and businesses are encouraged to check vulnerable access points, secure exposed copper piping, improve external lighting and ensure that alarm systems and cameras are correctly armed and operational.

A small security weakness can provide an easy opportunity for a criminal.

HOT ITEMS
Building Materials
Copper Piping
Electrical Cable
Fence Poles
Geysers
Microwaves
Scams
Steel Poles
Stolen Vehicles

INCIDENT SUMMARY (CRIME AND OTHER)
Hilton 2
Howick 10
Howick West 4
Karkloof 1
Merrivale Area 16

KSS INCIDENTS (17th – 30th August 2026)
17 August 2026 – 12:43 – Karkloof Road (Karkloof)
The KSS Control Room received a report of a break-in. KSS Response Teams were dispatched. KSS Officers reported that suspects gained entry by breaking a small section of a window and stole 3 geysers, copper piping, electrical cables and an outside shower. A case was opened.

17 August 2026 – 15:49 – Rooken Ridge (Merrivale)
The KSS Control Room received a call reporting a theft. KSS Response Teams were dispatched. KSS Officers reported that a sail covering feed had been stolen from the property. The property is unfenced and has no outside lighting. As per the client no need for SAPS. Extra patrols were requested for the night.

17 August 2026 – 16:08 – Wilson Road (Merrivale)
The KSS Control Room received a call reporting an attempted theft. KSS Response Teams were dispatched. KSS Officers reported that a suspect was attempting to gain entry to a container on the property. The suspect was confronted and left the property. KSS Response Teams located and apprehended the suspect, who was subsequently removed from the area.

17 August 2026 – 18:50 – Geekie Road (Merrivale)
The KSS Control Room received a report of a theft. KSS Response Teams were dispatched. KSS Officers reported that a suspect was seen jumping over the front wall of the property and stealing copper pipes. KSS Response Teams conducted patrols in the area. The client advised that they would attend SAPS the following morning to open a case.

17 August 2026 – 20:37 – Wilson Road (Merrivale)
The KSS Control Room received a report from an onsite KSS Security Officer regarding an attempted theft. KSS Response Teams were dispatched. KSS Officers reported that a suspect was attempting to remove roof sheeting. The suspect was disturbed by the onsite KSS Security Officer and fled towards the N3 empty-handed.

18 August 2026 – 01:25 – Sparks Road (Howick West)
The KSS Control Room received a call reporting a suspect on the property. KSS Response Teams were dispatched. KSS Officers reported that approximately 1 metre of copper piping had been stolen after the suspect gained access by jumping over the front wall. The water meter had also been closed. KSS Response Teams conducted patrols in the area and all was clear.

18 August 2026 – 20:41 – Azalea Road (Howick West)
The KSS Control Room received a call reporting a theft. KSS Response Teams were dispatched. KSS Officers reported that suspects gained access by jumping over the low rear wall and stole a braai from the veranda. KSS Response Teams conducted a full internal and external check of the property but could not locate the suspects. As per the client no need for SAPS.

19 August 2026 – 01:03 – Merrivale Heights (Merrivale)
The KSS Control Room received a call from an onsite KSS Security Officer reporting an attempted theft. KSS Response Teams were dispatched. KSS Officers reported that a suspect attempted to steal a square steel pole from the property but was disturbed by the onsite KSS Security Officer and fled. The suspect dropped a backpack containing clothing which appeared to possibly be stolen. KSS Response Teams conducted patrols in the area but could not locate the suspect.

19 August 2026 – 16:55 – Carel Orthamn (Merrivale Heights)
The KSS Control Room received a report of an attempted theft. KSS Response Teams were dispatched. KSS Officers reported that a suspect gained access by climbing over the fence and pulled wooden panels away to gain entry. A PC box was found outside the storeroom and the client was unsure if anything had been stolen. As per the client no need for SAPS. Extra patrols were requested for the night.

20 August 2026 – 01:06 – Loram Road (Merrivale)
The KSS Control Room received a message reporting two suspects carrying a large item. KSS Response Teams were dispatched. KSS Officers reported that the suspects were located near Edgar Isaacs Road and fled, dropping the item which was identified as a geyser. The suspects fled into the bushes and could not be located. KSS Response Teams and other Private Security took the recovered geyser to SAPS and handed it over.

20 August 2026 – 08:52 – Sunningdale Avenue (Howick)
The KSS Control Room received a call reporting an attempted theft. KSS Response Teams were dispatched. KSS Officers reported that a suspect had gained access by jumping over the fence and was attempting to steal shoes. The suspect was apprehended by KSS Response Teams. As per the client no need for SAPS and the suspect was released with a warning.